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Committee approves requirement that storm-response roofers register and post surety bond
Summary
The committee passed HB 1800 to require roofing contractors (including out-of-state storm chasers) to register with the state and carry a $15,000 surety bond; sponsors said the registration is a consumer-protection step to make recovery possible when bad actors take money and disappear.
Representative Mark Lowry and Michael Langley of the contractors licensing board presented House Bill 1800, which would require roofing contractors who work in Arkansas — particularly out-of-state storm-response firms — to register with the state and carry a $15,000 surety bond. Sponsors said the…
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